Report, edit, etc...Posted by Cloud on 2006-09-28 at 21:20:12
Okay as some of you might know, the effects of argriculture have been screwing up alot of stuff. I.e. Bananas, we've chemicalized them so much they cant reproduce seeds anymore thus effectively extinting Bananas. Do you think that we've gone too far? Why or Why not?
Show proof to explain your reasons
Show proof to explain your reasons
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mini Moose 2707 on 2006-09-28 at 21:32:02
Show proof for your statement that bananas have been "chemicalized" enough to become extinct. 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by HolySin on 2006-09-28 at 21:43:44
They don't use chemicals that make bananas extinct. They make hybrid bananas so that seeds are not made thus they cannot reproduce. It's the same thing as a burro, which is the offspring of a donkey and a horse, it can't reproduce.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by MasterJohnny on 2006-09-28 at 21:46:17
wait wait wait when did bannanas ever have seeds? the seed grew on the banana tree...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by HolySin on 2006-09-28 at 21:56:27
Normal bananas have seeds near the center. For instance, if you did a cross section of a banana with seeds, you'd get this:
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The dark yellow spots are areas where you can find seeds.
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The dark yellow spots are areas where you can find seeds.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Rantent on 2006-09-28 at 22:35:36
They havent been hybridizing, or "chemicalizing" as you put it. The fact is, that out of the 300 or so banana species, major manufactoring companies have only used one species of banana, now that species has a virus attacking it, and they have been using the same banana to the point where they do not have the genetic capability to survive the virus attack.
Proof
I posted something on this a long time ago.
EDIT: Its a fungus not a virus... meh
Proof
I posted something on this a long time ago.
EDIT: Its a fungus not a virus... meh
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Zeratul_101 on 2006-09-28 at 22:51:59
QUOTE(HolySin @ Sep 28 2006, 07:43 PM)
They don't use chemicals that make bananas extinct. They make hybrid bananas so that seeds are not made thus they cannot reproduce. It's the same thing as a burro, which is the offspring of a donkey and a horse, it can't reproduce.
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i'm pretty sure you're talking about a mule, not this 'burro' thingy.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Cloud on 2006-09-28 at 23:19:29
QUOTE(Rantent @ Sep 29 2006, 02:35 AM)
They havent been hybridizing, or "chemicalizing" as you put it. The fact is, that out of the 300 or so banana species, major manufactoring companies have only used one species of banana, now that species has a virus attacking it, and they have been using the same banana to the point where they do not have the genetic capability to survive the virus attack.
Proof
I posted something on this a long time ago.
EDIT: Its a fungus not a virus... meh
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Proof
I posted something on this a long time ago.
EDIT: Its a fungus not a virus... meh
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Thanks, I lost the articale I first saw it on so I couldn't post a link
Report, edit, etc...Posted by (DI)Yulla on 2006-09-28 at 23:25:18
The agri-technology has helped us more than it has ever hurt us. It was inevitable that human interaction and intervention in the nature was going to play a role in stuff like this. But i mean who would wanna eat bananas with seeds in it? eww.... And plus, its not like we will ever stop eating bananas therefore eliminating the theory that bananas will become extinct.